Congrats on the land, I like the roll of it all - nice to have the elevation changes... by chance is the concrete structure a spring house of sorts? With the topography of your land hopefully the NRCS office and FSA can assist you with getting into some lucrative programs. HEL land like yours depending on the crop history and availability of programs looks like a gold mine for some fun projects!
Springs are golden! flowing water 24/7 is beyond huge... best food plot is a spring, second is an apple tree, third is another spring!!! Love it congrats again!!!
Its nice to have the crp fields as a source of annual income to help off-set some or all of the property taxes... Looks like your planning on being able to rifle shot into the plots from the outer blinds? Is the house and out buildings yours? You may even want to consider 15 year CRP trees plantings. I would without doubt be doing some apple/crab plantings and wildlife shrubs for added variety. So many possibilities - it will drive you crazy, just take your time in the decision making process - apart from the fruit tree plantings - I always say today your ten years behind in planting them.
Nice property. Are you planting some trees this spring along the property boundary near that house and the road? Trees take a long time to grow, so getting them in the ground as soon as possible is a good idea.
I like the idea of getting a year of hunting under your belt there before making any major changes.
That's a good idea. I'd also recommend marking your tree planting area with steel fenceposts and orange flagging tape so the farmer and sprayer knows where not to go.
I had a sprayer once take out several hundred pine trees when he turned around near my visual screen with his boom out and the sprayer on.